BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)is a multisystem autoimmune disease that can affect the gastrointestinal tract.Most cases of lupus enteritis(LE)involve the small intestine,while the involvement of the whol...
BACKGROUND Studies have suggested that atrial fibrillation(AF)in patients with rheumatic diseases(RD)may be due to inflammation.determine morbidity and mortality associated with AF in hospitalized patients with RD.MET...
BACKGROUND Fulminant lupus myocarditis is a rare but fatal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.Aggressive immunosuppressive treatments are important in its successful management.However,they can significantl...
BACKGROUND Macrophage activation syndrome(MAS)is defined as a specific secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis that refers particularly to those triggered by autoimmune diseases.MAS is a rare and highly lethal co...
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission,No.16JCYBJC26400
BACKGROUND New-onset systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)during pregnancy and in the postpartum period is rare,especially when complicated with pre-eclampsia,which is difficult to diagnose accurately.Here,we report a pat...
BACKGROUND Lupus enteritis is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Diagnosis of this condition is difficult, especially in the absence of other symptoms related to active SLE. We present the cas...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81670801;Medical Association of Sichuan Province,No.S16027;Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan Province,No.17PJ059;Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province,No.2018JY0498
A 48 year-old Chinese woman suffering from polyarthritis,irregular fever and trichomadesis was admitted to the hospital.A diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)was made based on polyarthritis,pancytopenia,redu...